I was definitely not conditioned to be a writer. How I wished I’ve paid more attention in class when I had the chance.

But, I didn’t give up, and actually it was a course that helped me out and gave me the push to continually write articles even when I sucked.

It is not a writing course, but a course that teaches you how to build an online business step by step.

What I find most helpful was the tasks that the course provide.

Because, as I complete those tasks, it subtly gets you into the habit of writing.

9 Tips on How to Overcome the Fear of Writing

Here are some of the tips that helped me overcome my fear of writing. I hope that these tips can help you too.

Tip #1 - Read A Lot

Not just any books or articles, but the content that matters to your business.

It can be content from your competitors or from experts in the industry.

The key is to learn how others write and structure their content.

If you read enough, you will eventually find your style of writing.

Tip #2 - Write A Lot

This is obvious, if you keep practicing on a single trade, you will eventually master the skill.

This is the best way to improve your language, by practicing.

Not only you will master the skill of writing, you will also become an expert in your field of business.

Because, as you are researching and planning your content, you will pick a lot of knowledge.

Tip #3 - Get in the Habit of Writing

This is very important! To master anything in life, you have to keep doing it, day in, day out!

That's why, you should force yourself to write an article a day or a week, even if you don’t feel like it.

The key is to be consistent and keep up the momentum.

And, if you do this over a long period of time, writing will become a good habit of yours.

Tip #4 - Don’t be Afraid of What Others Think

When your content gets published, you will bound to face criticism.

As a matter of fact, even the most perfect content gets criticized, so don’t take it personally.

There are all sorts of people in the world.

When I first started writing, I literally have people cursing me because of my bad English.

And, when I showed an article to a friend of mine, he literally said that he won’t read any further...

That's after reading a few sentences. You can imagine how bad it was.

So, I would advise you to not take the criticism negatively (I know this is easier said than done)

But, try to take it positively and improve your writing through those criticisms.

Tip #5 - Don’t be Perfect

If an article or a content you’ve written isn’t that good, it doesn’t matter, just post it.

Let people criticize you, and you improve from there.

The most important thing is to be in the momentum.

If you try to be perfect, you will spend a lot of time on the nitty gritty things that doesn’t really matter.

And, you lose precious time, time that could be used for writing.

Tip #6 - Know Who You are Writing For

This is one of the most important thing as you are running an online business.

If you don’t know who you are “selling” to, then who will actually buy your stuff, right?

So, for any entrepreneurs starting their business, I always advise them to create an avatar.

An Avatar is simply an imaginary human figure that represents the group of people you are trying to sell to (Your target audience).

If you want to learn more about creating an avatar, you can read the article here (Coming Soon).

Tip #7 - Write in a Conversational Tone

The best way to do this is write as though you are talking to a person.

This is why an avatar is important...

Because, when you know who you are talking to, and you understand every nitty gritty details about them, it is easier to communicate with a specific purpose.

Tip #8 - Write with the Intention of Helping Your Readers

Firstly, you are not writing a fiction novel, you are starting an online business.

And, if you want to earn money online, it starts with helping people.

When you have that intention in mind, you will find all means to deliver something useful for your readers.

This will definitely push you towards writing a good content that resonates with people.

Tip #9 - Steal Ideas from Other Writers Ethically

Of course, you don’t copy and paste other people’s work.

You leverage on other people’s idea and you generate your own unique point of view on a certain matter.

That’s what great writers do as well.

My Final Word

I hope these tips will help you overcome the fear of writing.

If you are new to online business and you don’t know where to start...

I would highly suggest that you get started with Wealthy Affiliate, because this is the program that helped me overcome the fear of writing as well as providing a curriculum for me to approach online business in a structured manner.